When Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast last year on August 29, many evacuees were faced with a horrifying choice:[…]
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New York Governor Asked to Investigate Participation by an Assistant District Attorney at Hate Group Meeting
Julian Bond, Chairman, NAACP National Board of Directors, has asked New York Gov. George Pataki to investigate participation by a[…]
Read moreIs that Fur Fluffy's, Fido's or Faux?
Most people don't realize that if the fur used in a garment is worth less than $150, it doesn't have[…]
Read moreNAACP Continues to Call on Louisiana to Postpone New Orleans Election Until Improved Voting Procedures Are Implemented
NAACP President Bruce S. Gordon said today the election scheduled for April 22 in New Orleans should be postponed until[…]
Read moreThe Time is Now to Stop Horse Slaughter
Congress passed a temporary ban on horse slaughter, but the U.S. Department of Agriculture circumventing the will of Congress. We[…]
Read moreNAACP Will Challenge the IRS Threat in Federal Court
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) announced today that it is taking steps to challenge in[…]
Read moreWhale of a Loophole Allows Killing to Continue
Despite an international moratorium on commercial whaling, Japan continues to slaughter whales, including endangered humpbacks, under the guise of "scientific[…]
Read moreNAACP Joins Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Against the City of Reading, Pennsylvania
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Reading Branch NAACP today announced that they joined[…]
Read morePETA Lawsuit Against Kenneth Feld
By Ingrid E. Newkirk Sometimes when you lose, you still win. That’s how I look at a Virginia circuit court[…]
Read moreSettlement Reached in NAACP Race Discrimination Suit Against Damon's Grill in Myrtle Beach
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Conway, South Carolina Branch of the NAACP announced[…]
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